Well, this phone has too many flaws for the score granted.
- For 1400 euros tag, it shuld be at least 500 ppi.
- the cpu is not new, Hauwei should change this instead of bringing new cpu only with Mate.
- it does not have ddr5 ram because of the cpu
- annoying nano sd card
- no 10bit videos
- mono audio
- no HD streaming
- no google apps
I was expecting better photos for this hardware.
- Wide cam is less sharp than ultra wide as someone here has pointed out. It has huge corner softness on the right side.
- night photos have red tint where public lighting is yellow. It does not seem case of underexposure, because it would show orange hues. Even the sunset shot are awful.
I doubt this slow motion is real instead of interpolation.
With all this high number of frames, footage would be too dark because each frame has much faster shutter speed. Even worse because it was indoor situation and 720p.
Nick Tagataka, 10 Jun 2020Could you be more specific about how you found the video recording capability on this phone "b... moreI knew Nick would be here making excuses for Huawei video recording.
Wait until Sony releases their first major update and the 4.3 star review will turn into 4.6 or 4.7 just because of the Battery Tests, fixes and updates to the camera, paying attention to DSEE Ultimate and other audio gimmicks that are actually best in class and more.
mandalaphone, 10 Jun 2020All important social network apps work just fine and the App Gallery is growing insanely fast.... morePhone is full of compromises in every department.
At 1300 Euros, most ppl going to skip this except folks in China.
I really wished to know how do they put come to the star ratings for each phones.
Nobody complaining about lens flare? Its too common nowadays basically in any flagship. Just check the moon pictures. My old phones never had any lens flare.
It's telephoto alright, but not necessarily "telescopic"
Dometalican, 10 Jun 2020While I defend the fact that Huawei has expandable memory AT ALL (unlike the flagships of Goog... moreWhether we accept it or not, the major technology that defines a flagship phone is the camera. There hasn't been much innovation in any other mobile technology. Camera, screen, battery and build. This phone has aced all four.
Kaloyan, 10 Jun 2020Update on page 6 :)Thank you for such a quick update, I'm reading that particular bit now :)
Big Battery Boi, 10 Jun 2020Exactly. Thank you. Unfortunately I can't think of other examples who went through some harsh ... moreWhile I defend the fact that Huawei has expandable memory AT ALL (unlike the flagships of Google, Apple, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Nubia, and ROG), I do agree that camera and wireless charging ALONE shouldn't justify it scoring better than the ROG 2 when the latter has better performance, MUCH better speakers, a headphone jack, and better battery life.
I really don't like the implied importance of cameras...I get that audio has now become a niche to some but I want reviewers to put importance on EVERY aspect (Display, Battery Life, Audio, Camera, and Build which equal 5 stars).
Anonymous, 10 Jun 2020"All-round connectivity, though no 3.5mm jack." this actually is a pros ? wtf and bad video r... moreCould you be more specific about how you found the video recording capability on this phone "bad" from those samples?
Nick Tagataka, 10 Jun 2020I'm glad that I could help, I'll be looking forward to your updated review!Update on page 6 :)
Anonymous, 10 Jun 2020No jack not big of deal anymore, but no google (even though didn’t like all google apps), no s... moreP40 Pro literally received May 2020 Security patch in some countries several days ago.
Anonymous, 10 Jun 2020100x is digital zoom from 108MP. Not 25x added to the periscope 4x. Of course it's a digital zoom from the 4x telephoto lens. What's the point of cropping from the essentially-12MP main sensor when there's a dedicated telephoto lens that has 16x resolution advantage over it at 4x and beyond? Samsung isn't stupid, all right..
Anonymous, 10 Jun 2020Fake 4K from telephoto No stereo CPU from 2019 4,5 is too high. 4,2 is fair... Fake 4K? What were they supposed to do about it then?
With GMS, It would be one of the most competitive device on the market right now.
The camera quality is unbelievable for a smartphone.
This phone plays in a league of its own.
Maybe now you understand that the US took
action right before Huawei takes over Apple's market shares for good.
Bob, 10 Jun 2020Samsung releases 100x zoom camera - turns out to be 4x optical zoom.
Huawei releases 10x op... more100x is digital zoom from 108MP. Not 25x added to the periscope 4x.
Bodygard, 10 Jun 2020Trump had to stop Huawei from destroying Apple sales in the US. Huawei was becoming more and m... moreThat is about Huawei 5G network. Not cellphone sales.
He does not care about Apple.
Otherwise he would not try to force Apple to have iphone production in USA despite the higher costs.
LilPhone, 10 Jun 2020SD? Other phones of the price range can stream in at least HD resolution.You wrote there is no Widevine and Netflix cannot run. I wrote there is Widevine and Netflix is running fine.
Yes, it is in SD, and obviously most of the other competitors are running HD. That's an undeniable fact and I did not argue about that.
Kaloyan, 10 Jun 2020It has Widevine L3 and Netflix streams SD content.SD? Other phones of the price range can stream in at least HD resolution.
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